Group chats with a non-iPhone member don't let messages appear until I send a message

Group chats (GCs) with a member who doesn't use an iPhone don't let messages appear until I send a message to anyone, not just the GC or someone in the group chat, but anyone. After I send a message, all of the GC messages appear at once, in the order that the messages were sent to the GC, but with them all being timestamped to the time that I sent the message. Before this, my phone wasn't receiving GC messages at all, then I restarted my phone and all the messages came flooding in. Now, the above-mentioned issue is occurring and I have found no solutions online. Does anyone know how to have GC messages appear normally again?

Posted on Oct 8, 2026 7:11 PM

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razmee209

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Oct 9, 2026 9:05 AM in response to WarbyTheOG

WarbyTheOG wrote:

Group chats (GCs) with a member who doesn't use an iPhone don't let messages appear until I send a message to anyone, not just the GC or someone in the group chat, but anyone. After I send a message, all of the GC messages appear at once, in the order that the messages were sent to the GC, but with them all being timestamped to the time that I sent the message. Before this, my phone wasn't receiving GC messages at all, then I restarted my phone and all the messages came flooding in. Now, the above-mentioned issue is occurring and I have found no solutions online. Does anyone know how to have GC messages appear normally again?

Yes, MMS is your phone carrier feature, reach out to their support or look at their help site to address your issue.